Plant Based Coaches

🎃 Vegan Halloween, Food Addiction & Cravings with Dr. Brooke Goldner

Can you enjoy Halloween without giving in to unhealthy food cravings? Absolutely! In this special Halloween episode of Plant Based Coaches, hosts Richard Hubbard and Dr. Suzanne Foxx welcome renowned physician, bestselling author, and plant-based nutrition expert Dr. Brooke Goldner for an inspiring conversation about celebrating Halloween the healthy way.

Halloween can be particularly challenging for anyone struggling with sugar cravings, food addiction, or emotional eating. Dr. Goldner shares practical strategies for navigating holiday temptations, developing healthier eating habits, and enj...

🎃 Pumpkin Pie Made Healthy! A Delicious Plant-Based Holiday Treat with Karina Pearse

Who says pumpkin pie can't be delicious AND healthy? Just in time for the holiday season, Plant Based Coaches welcomes special guest Karina Pearse, a certified plant-based chef, health and wellness coach, and Network Empowerment Manager at Plant Powered Metro New York (PPMNY), for a special cooking demonstration!

In this episode, Karina shows us how to prepare a delicious, wholesome, plant-based pumpkin pie using simple ingredients, including pumpkin, tofu, dates, soy milk, and warming spices such as nutmeg and gin...

Plant Based Coaches welcomes Dr. Faraz Harsini for an important conversation about animal rights, vegan activism, factory farming, animal testing, and what each of us can do to help create a more compassionate world.

Dr. Harsini shares his experiences visiting college campuses across the United States and speaking with students about animal rights and veganism. He explains why college students can be especially receptive to these conversations: many are at a point in their lives when they are forming their values, questioning established systems, and making independent choices about the kind of world they want to help...

Can type 2 diabetes be reversed through lifestyle and a plant-based diet? This week on the Plant Based Coaches Podcast, Rich Hubbard and Dr. Suzanne Foxx welcome Peggy Kraus, MA, RCEP, CDCES, a clinical exercise physiologist and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist who has spent nearly three decades helping people improve their health.

Peggy shares her experience working with clients with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes and the impressive changes she has witnessed through lifestyle intervention, including significant weight loss and dramatic improvements in A1C and blood sugar control.

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Join Dr. Suzanne Foxx and Richard Hubbard for a fun and inspiring conversation as they look back at their experience at the International Conference on Nutrition in Medicine (ICNM) in Washington, D.C.

Rich and Suzanne share some of their favorite moments from the conference—from the amazing plant-based food to reconnecting with friends and meeting so many physicians, health professionals, and leaders in the plant-based community.

They also get personal about their own journeys and why they remain so passionate about a whole-food, plant-based lifestyle. Rich discusses his lo...

What does it take to create a more compassionate world when only about 1% of the global population is vegan?

In this thought-provoking episode of Plant Based Coaches, Richard Hubbard and Dr. Suzanne Foxx welcome Bobby Sud—filmmaker, photographer, and longtime animal rights activist—for an inspiring conversation about the future of the vegan movement.

Bobby has dedicated years to documenting the realities of animal agriculture as an organizer and photographer with LA Animal Save. His powerful images have been featured by major publications including People Magazine, the Los Angeles Time...

What does a rocket scientist know about reversing chronic disease? As it turns out—a lot!

On this episode of Plant Based Coaches, Richard Hubbard and Dr. Suzanne Foxx welcome Dr. Niki Davis, a board-certified family and lifestyle medicine physician with an extraordinary background. Before entering medicine, Dr. Davis earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering and even contributed to the space shuttle program. Her passion for health and nutrition eventually led her to make a dramatic career change and pursue medicine.

During her medical training, Dr. Da...

Did you know one of the most nutritious foods on the planet can be grown right on your kitchen counter?

In this episode of Plant Based Coaches, Rich Hubbard and Dr. Suzanne Foxx welcome Doug Evans, bestselling author of The Sprout Book and founder of The Sprouting Company, for an inspiring conversation about the incredible power of sprouts.

Doug explains why sprouts are far more than just a garnish—they're nutritional powerhouses that can be grown anywhere with minimal space, water, and effort. He shares his vision for how sp...

How much has the medical community changed when it comes to plant-based nutrition?

On this episode of the Plant Based Coaches Podcast, we welcome back Dr. Neal Barnard, president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), to discuss the growing acceptance of plant-based nutrition among healthcare professionals and patients alike.

Dr. Barnard shares his perspective on how attitudes toward nutrition have evolved over the years, why more physicians are beginning to embrace lifestyle medicine, and the impact this shift is having on patient care.

What inspires someone to dedicate their life to speaking up for animals?

In this episode of the Plant Based Coaches Podcast, we sit down with Alex LePelch, better known online as Dekku, a popular TikTok creator whose videos about veganism and animal rights have reached millions of people.

Alex shares his personal journey to veganism, which began nearly a decade ago when his mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. After adopting a plant-based lifestyle, she recovered and experienced significant health improvements. Years later, when Alex's father was diagnosed with...

Chuck Carroll is back!

A few months ago, Chuck joined Plant Based Coaches to share the incredible story behind his mysterious health condition and the surgery he hoped would finally provide answers.

Now he's returning with a recovery update.

In this follow-up conversation, Chuck discusses his progress after gastric bypass reversal and hiatal hernia repair surgery. While recovery has been a long journey, he's already feeling approximately 75% better and believes he'll be back to 100% within the next few months.

We discuss:

Join Plant Based Coaches hosts Richard Hubbard, Dr. Suzanne Foxx, and Sherri Toebe for a special viewer Q&A episode featuring Dr. Joel Fuhrman.

In this powerful episode, we sit down with Jen "J.J." Judd, also known as Veganowledge JJ, a raw vegan mindset coach, author, and founder of the Amazing Plantz4merz community.

JJ shares her incredible transformation from the standard American diet to a fully raw vegan lifestyle in 2019—losing 55 pounds, eliminating lifelong seasonal allergies, and most remarkably, reversing 18 years of chronic back pain in just 30 days.

We dive into the mindset and nutrition shifts that made it possible, and how her simple yet powerful philosophy—“a mind plan AND a meal...

For the past three years, Chuck Carroll — host of The Exam Room podcast from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) — has been battling a baffling health mystery.

Chuck began experiencing constant bloating and a strange feeling of drunkenness, despite not drinking alcohol. The symptoms were persistent and severely disrupted his daily life.

Doctors recently performed an exploratory procedure that may have finally revealed the cause.

Chuck had gastric bypass surgery 17 years ago, and during the procedure doctors placed a feeding tube into a small portion of his...

If your knee feels unstable, won’t bear weight, or suddenly buckles when you stand, this video is for you.

In this episode, I share practical strategies I’ve learned to help you:

Release a knee that feels locked or stuck when non-weight bearing

Calm inflammation and reduce swelling naturally

Handle moments when your knee gives out or feels unstable

Improve alignment and movement so your knee feels more secure

Whether you’re dealing with a recent...

Are alternative knee treatments worth it? What actually works—and what doesn’t?

In this episode of the Plant Based Coaches Podcast, Plant-Based Coach Richard Hubbard sits down with physical therapist Dr. Suzanne Foxx to share a real-world breakdown of the non-surgical treatments Rich tried while managing severe knee pain and a meniscus injury.

Before deciding on knee replacement, Rich explored multiple alternative options in hopes of restoring function and avoiding surgery. In this honest and informative conversation, we discuss the science, the results, the costs, and the realities behi...

In this powerful and far-reaching conversation, we sit down with Dr. Michael Klaper, a true pioneer in lifestyle medicine, to discuss his new book, Moving Medicine Forward: What More Doctors Should Know About Nutrition—and How It Can Save Your Life.

Dr. Klaper shares his remarkable personal journey—how he became vegan more than 40 years ago, long before plant-based nutrition entered the mainstream medical conversation. Decades before names like Dr. Michael Greger and Dr. Joel Fuhrman were widely known, Dr. Klaper was already practicing, teaching, and advocating for nutrition as the foundation of true heal...

In this episode of the Plant Based Coaches Podcast, Richard Hubbard sits down with plant-based fitness coach and author Maxime Sigouin to talk about sustainable health, long-term fitness, and what it really takes to stay strong for life.

Maxime is the author of the newly released book Forever Fit, a practical guide focused on building lifelong strength, energy, and resilience—without extremes, gimmicks, or burnout. His approach blends smart training, whole-food plant-based nutrition, and mindset strategies designed for real people living real lives.

In this conversation, we explore:

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Plant-based coach Richard Hubbard is joined by his business partner and physical therapist Dr. Suzanne Foxx for a candid and deeply personal conversation about injury, resilience, and healing.

In this episode, Rich opens up about the ongoing challenges he has faced with his left knee since early 2025. What began as a stubborn meniscal tear that refused to heal has progressively worsened, ultimately leading to the difficult decision to pursue knee surgery. Rich shares the physical, emotional, and lifestyle impacts of navigating chronic joint pain while maintaining...

What happens when healing your own body becomes a mission to heal others?

After losing over 160 pounds and reversing disease by following Dr. Joel Fuhrman’s plant-based approach, Anthony Masiello didn’t just transform his health — he transformed his purpose.

As his journey inspired others, Anthony kept hearing the same question again and again:

“How do I find a lifestyle medicine doctor near me?”

That question led him to co-found Lifestyle Telemedicine, a full...

In this powerful episode of the Plant Based Coaches Podcast, we sit down with Dr. Brooke Goldner, a board-certified medical doctor and bestselling author known worldwide for helping people reverse autoimmune disease through nutrition and lifestyle.

Dr. Goldner shares her personal journey of being lupus-free for over 20 years and explains how her science-based Rapid Recovery Program has helped patients dramatically reduce inflammation — in some cases even avoiding kidney transplants.

🔍 In this episode, you’ll learn:

The difference between rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis

Why inflammation is the com...

In this powerful episode of Plant Based Coaches, hosts Richard Hubbard and Dr. Suzanne Foxx sit down with renowned physician, bestselling author, and nutrition pioneer Dr. Joel Fuhrman to explore what it truly means to age well.

Dr. Fuhrman breaks down how the Nutritarian lifestyle—a nutrient-dense, whole-food, plant-based approach—can help people extend their lifespan without sacrificing quality of life. We discuss how food choices influence inflammation, chronic disease, energy levels, and long-term vitality, and why simply “living longer” isn’t enough if healthspan isn’t prioritized.

In a special an...

We’re honored to host Dr. Milton Mills — a board-certified internist and critical-care physician, graduate of Stanford University School of Medicine, and a distinguished advocate for plant-based nutrition and preventive medicine.

You may have seen Dr. Mills in the documentary What the Health, where he speaks passionately about nutrition, race, health equity and the urgent need to rethink our food system. Sentient

In this episode, we dig into the top 10 myths surrounding vegan and plant-based diets — the ones we often hear, but seldom unpack properly. Dr. Mills brings his decade...

Unlocking Longevity with MycelPro | Geoff Palmer of Clean Machine

In this episode, the Plant Based Coaches sit down with Geoff Palmer, the visionary founder of Clean Machine, to discuss his latest breakthrough — MycelPro-10, a whole-food, mycelium-based supplement that delivers the highest known levels of spermidine of any food.

Geoff explains what spermidine is, how it supports anti-aging, autophagy, cellular renewal, cholesterol balance, and blood sugar stability, and why this new frontier in my...